Gesturefy: "close tab" does not work always

[derStephan]

Hi,

just switched from fireGestures to Gesturefy. I am using "down" to close the current tab.

But this does not work with some tabs. Some examples:

• https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/
• about:preferences
• about:addons

In my opinion, this should work regardless of the content of a tab.

[uegajde]

please read the readme, description on AMO or #5 #6

it is really impacted by the content of a tab.
WebExtension is different from previous API in the concern of security and compatibility.
As a result, addons now cannot access Firefox internal things and protected website (such as AMO)

[derStephan]

Oh, I see. Sorry for the noise.

May I suggest to add this information to the addon description?

[uegajde]

It is already there, although the reason is not clearly explained.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gesturefy/

Limitations / Problems:
The addon does not work on https://addons.mozilla.org (for further information see this bug), pure svg pages and internal pages like about:newtab, about:addons or other addon option pages.

By a way, this condition might meet your avatar, "our freedom is sacrificed for security" WWW
very interesting :)

[uegajde]

ps. there is a workaround for AMO
setprivacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager to true

[derStephan]

It is already there,

Oh, I did not see this. Genius idea by mozilla to hide the description of an addon.

although the reason is not clearly explained.

That sounds as if this is the addon's fault but it's just not.

ps. there is a workaround for AMO
setprivacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager to true

Is there a way to set this while installing/updating the addon? I am asking despite already knowing the answer.

[uegajde]

I am not sure.

WebExtension cannot access to preferences in principle.
(see Does the WebExtensions API provide access to preferences?

However, there are some exceptions. For example, network.predictor.enable-prefetch can be modified
(uBlock and Decentraleyes )
(with https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/privacy/network)

[derStephan]

Let's see what the next versions of firefox will bring. I do not think that all these changes in the API are already over. But I fear that it won't get any better.

Thanks anyway. Keep up hope!